Funny Translation Fails and Alphabet Challenge
Explore real-life examples of translation errors, where words got hilariously mixed up in dictionaries or Google Translate. From "The teacher is fair" to "I went to watch a race with my dad", witness the mishaps that can occur when language is misunderstood. Test your alphabet knowledge with a missing letter challenge too.
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You are going to see real example where translations have gone wrong. Look at the underlined word and guess what could have gone wrong when the person looked it up in a dictionary or put it into google translate
The next picture shows the menu of a French restaurant. The owner was not very good with a dictionary
Original German newspaper article Seit der vorzeitig herbeigef hrten Bundestagswahl 2005 bekleidet mit der in der DDR aufgewachsenen Angela Merkel erstmals eine Frau das Amt des Bundeskanzlers. Google translate Since the early induced 2005 federal election clothed with the grown up in East Germany, Angela Merkel, the first woman to the office of Chancellor. In 2008, Germany came in the wake of a global financial and economic crisis. Should have translated as For the first time a woman holds the office of chancellor with Angela Merkel, who grew up in East Germany. She has been in power since the 2005 elections, which were conducted early.
How fast do you know your alphabet?
Which letter are missing? a b c __ e f g h __ j k l m n __ p q r __ t u v w x y __
Answers d i o s z
What is the next letter in the alphabet? 1. o p q 2. e f g 3. l m n 4. t u v 5. h i j 6. b c d 7. r s t
Answers 1. r 2. h 3. o 4. w 5. k 6. e 7. u
What is the letter before? 1. __ p q r 2. __e f g 3. __l m n 4. __t u v
Answers 1. o 2. d 3. k 4. s
Write the letters in the right alphabetical order 1. w x v y 2. b c e d 3. l k n m 4. s b o 5. e t c 6. i m k 7. l f p
Answer 1. vwxy 2. bcde 3. klmn 4. bos 5. cet 6. ikm 7. flp
Break the code! Replace each letter with the one that comes after it in the alphabet and you will get a German word! Write down the word and the meaning 1. ydgm 2. gtmc 3. rstgk 4. cnqe 5. akzt
Answers 1. zehn 2. Hund 3. Stuhl 4. Dorf 5. blau
Look at the second or third letter, what comes first in the alphabet? Check with your dictionary 1. Person Post Paar 2. Spaghetti Sonntag sonst 3. weiter weiss wer 4. Frau frei Freitag 5. April auch Apfel auf
Normally, is in the same area as a, is like o, and is like u is treated like ss
How can you find out what kind of word it is? .what gender it has? what different meanings there are? what the plural is?
For each one find out if it gives you information about word type if it tells the plural if it helps you to decide which translation to use if it helps with pronunciation if it tells you different tenses/cases if it gives you examples of the word in use Online dictionaries On your devices, look up the word work on the following websites http://dict.leo.org www.wordreference.com http://www.dict.cc/ https://translate.google.com
Now translate the following words with your dictionary: 1. Zwilling 2. Mauer 3. Lied 4. kaufen 5. h lich
Answers 1. twin 2. wall 3. song 4. buy 5. ugly
Who is the first one to find out how do say: 1. snake 2. monkey 3. lion 4. zebra 5. spider
Answers 1. Schlange 2. Affe 3. L we 4. Zebra 5. Spinne
m= der, f= die, n(t) = das Finde den Artikel Beispiel: der Baum 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. _____ Vater _____Tisch _____ Auto _____ Uhr _____ Gardine _____ Kom die _____ Macht _____ Film _____ Sohn _____ Sendung
Antworten 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. der Vater der Tisch das Auto die Uhr die Gardine die Kom die die Macht der Film der Sohn die Sendung
Somestimes just the gender can make a difference in meaning, what do these pairs mean? 1. die Leiter - der Leiter 2. der See - die See 3. die Steuer - das Steuer
Ich gebe der Leiter einen Tritt I kick the ladder Ich gebe dem Leiter einen Tritt I kick the manager Ich fahre an den See I go to the lake Ich fahre an die See I go to the seaside Ich bernehme das Steuer I am taking over the steering wheel Ich bernehme die Steuer I am taking care of the tax
How to look up the plural Baum m (- e) - turns normally the first a, o, u into
Plurals der Sohn (-e) der Vater ( - ) der Hamburger(-) der Abfall ( - e) der Kimono (-s)
Answer die S hne die Hamburger die bfalle die Kimonos
Do you need a verb, an adjective or a verb for these sentences? Write the word type, then look them up 1. The dog runs away from the lion 2. The fun run starts at eight 3. I read it in the press 4. Press the button. 5. I have to alert you to the fact that 6. He was always alert
Do you need a verb, an adjective or a verb for these sentences? Write the word type, then look them up 1. The dog runs away from the lion verb rennen 2. The fun run starts at eight noun das Rennen 3. I read it in the press noun die Presse 4. Press the button verb dr cken 5. I have to alert you to the fact that - verb alarmieren/ aufmerksam machen 6. He was always alert adjective aufmerksam
Find the infinitive/singular form of the underlined words 1. He took a lot of drugs: LSD, Speed 2. The doctor prescribed me drugs 3. I fall down the ladder 4. I go down the road 5. I love pork chops 6. I was chopping wood 7. I bring a bag to school 8. I carry my shopping in a plastic bag 9. My boyfriend gave me a ring 10.I ring my mother every day 11.The telephone is ringing
Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. anrufen 11. klingeln Droge Medikament/Medizin (her)runter entlang/hinunter Kotelette hacken (Schul)Tasche T te der Ring
To see (sehen) I see He sees We are seeing I saw (in spoken text) I saw (in written text) Where in your dictionary/ website can you find out the different tenses? Which tense do you need?
To see (sehen) I see He sees We are seeing I saw (in spoken text) I saw (in written text) Where in your dictionary/ website can you find out the different tenses? Which tense do you need?
